Georgia 4-H Military Programs

The purpose of Georgia 4-H Military Programs is to
support military youth with positive youth development through new
and existing 4-H programs on installations and off installations
while providing programming for all audiences about the military
and their families.

Background
The National 4-H Headquarters at Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service (CSREES) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture has several partnerships in
place to extend the exciting world of 4-H to U.S. military youth
around the world. The goal is for military youth to become involved
in 4-H and to be able to continue their 4-H work wherever they move
when their parents are transferred or deployed. 4H'ers participate in camping and leadership opportunities, civic engagement, and service learning projects.

State 4-H Military Liaisons have been named in each state to support the work that CSREES/4-H
is doing with the U.S. Army Child & Youth Services and the U.S.
Air Force Family Member Programs, as well as to reach out to the
Army and Air National Guards and Reserve Units.

Georgia's Military Installations
Georgia is home to many military installations, six of which have
Child & Youth Services offices or Family Member Programs
offices.
These six installations actively participate in
4-H programming as part of the 4-H/Military Partnership. The
following counties work with installations based in their county:

The University of Georgia and Ft. Valley State University, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture and counties of the state cooperating. The Cooperative Extension
Service offers educational programs, assistance and materials to all people
without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability.
An equal opportunity/affirmative action organization committed to a diverse
work force.